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Access Now defends and extends the digital rights of people and communities at risk. By combining direct technical support, strategic advocacy, grassroots grantmaking, and convenings such as RightsCon, we fight for human rights in the digital age.

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#KeepItOn 2023 election watch
Internet Shutdowns
Internet Shutdowns

2023 elections and internet shutdowns watch

9 Feb 2023

Governments around the world continue to shut down the internet during elections. Join our 2023 elections watch to #KeepItOn.

Campaign
2023 elections and internet shutdowns watch
9 Feb 2023
2023 elections and internet shutdowns watch
#KeepItOn in Senegal
Freedom of Expression
Freedom of Expression

Weapons of control, shields of impunity: Internet shutdowns in 2022

28 Feb 2023

Access Now and the #KeepItOn coalition documented 187 internet shutdowns in 2022, across a record-setting 35 countries.

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Weapons of control, shields of impunity: Internet shutdowns in 2022
28 Feb 2023
Weapons of control, shields of impunity: Internet shutdowns in 2022
I Love Digital Rights Social Card

New and emerging technologies need urgent oversight and robust transparency: UN experts

2 Jun 2023
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New and emerging technologies need urgent oversight and robust transparency: UN experts
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2 Jun 2023
New and emerging technologies need urgent oversight and robust transparency: UN experts
Access Now and partners call on the Indian government to review the current legal and regulatory framework governing internet shutdowns.
Internet Shutdowns
Internet Shutdowns

Internet shutdown in Mauritania: stop the abuse, turn it on

31 May 2023

Following reports of a nationwide block on mobile internet access in Mauritania, Access Now urges authorities to immediately reconnect the country. 

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Internet shutdown in Mauritania: stop the abuse, turn it on
31 May 2023
Internet shutdown in Mauritania: stop the abuse, turn it on
Digital Security
Digital Security

From crisis to conflict, we must defend digital rights when people need them most

29 May 2023

People feel restrictions on digital rights most intensely in situations of crisis, conflict, or disaster. Here’s how we are safeguarding people’s digital rights in times of both war and peace.

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From crisis to conflict, we must defend digital rights when people need them most
29 May 2023
From crisis to conflict, we must defend digital rights when people need them most
surveillance tech at the EU borders
Privacy
Privacy

Nowhere to turn: How surveillance tech at the EU borders is endangering lives

23 May 2023

Surveillance tech at the EU borders is endangering lives. Authorities must #ProtectNotSurveil people on the move.

Publication
Nowhere to turn: How surveillance tech at the EU borders is endangering lives
23 May 2023
Nowhere to turn: How surveillance tech at the EU borders is endangering lives
Armenia spyware victims: Pegasus hacking in war
Surveillance
Surveillance

Hacking in a war zone: Pegasus spyware in the Azerbaijan-Armenia conflict

25 May 2023

A joint investigation by civil society and independent researchers has uncovered hacking of Armenia spyware victims with NSO Group’s Pegasus spyware.

Publication
Hacking in a war zone: Pegasus spyware in the Azerbaijan-Armenia conflict
25 May 2023
Hacking in a war zone: Pegasus spyware in the Azerbaijan-Armenia conflict
#NoExamShutdown
Internet Shutdowns
Internet Shutdowns

Tell MENA authorities: #NoExamShutdown

18 Apr 2023

Year after year, the MENA region has led the world in exam-related shutdowns. With the 2023 exam season in the region quickly approaching, it’s time to take action and demand change! #NoExamShutdown

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Tell MENA authorities: #NoExamShutdown
18 Apr 2023
Tell MENA authorities: #NoExamShutdown
FIVE YEARS UNDER THE EU GDPR: BECOMING AN ENFORCEMENT SUCCESS

Five years and counting: GDPR faces a make-or-break moment over enforcement

22 May 2023

In “Five years under the GDPR: An implementation progress report” Access Now explores how the GDPR could finally become a success.

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Five years and counting: GDPR faces a make-or-break moment over enforcement
22 May 2023
Five years and counting: GDPR faces a make-or-break moment over enforcement
Tech and conflict
Transparency
Transparency

Tech and conflict: a guide for responsible business conduct

18 May 2023

This guide is meant to help tech companies think through the impacts of their decisions in the context of conflict.

Guide
Tech and conflict: a guide for responsible business conduct
18 May 2023
Tech and conflict: a guide for responsible business conduct
Algorithmic accountability
Artificial Intelligence
Artificial Intelligence

What you need to know about generative AI and human rights

24 May 2023

Generative AI has been all over the headlines. But what are the human rights implications? Get the facts in our generative AI FAQ.

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What you need to know about generative AI and human rights
24 May 2023
What you need to know about generative AI and human rights
Comunicado conjunto contra la persecución de Oscar Costero
Freedom of Expression
Freedom of Expression

Organizaciones de sociedad civil denuncian la persecución del activista venezolano Oscar Costero

22 May 2023
Press Release
Organizaciones de sociedad civil denuncian la persecución del activista venezolano Oscar Costero
22 May 2023
Organizaciones de sociedad civil denuncian la persecución del activista venezolano Oscar Costero
Transparency
Transparency

Why shareholders don’t trust Big Tech — and how to fix that

17 May 2023

As we enter the 2023 AGM season, we look at what shareholder proposals for Big Tech companies Amazon, Alphabet, and Meta reveal about the companies’ capacity to mitigate risk and ensure accountability for emerging tech like AI.

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Why shareholders don’t trust Big Tech — and how to fix that
17 May 2023
Why shareholders don’t trust Big Tech — and how to fix that
Ecuador, latitud cero para el ciberpatrullaje
Surveillance
Surveillance

Ecuador, latitud cero para el ciberpatrullaje

26 Apr 2023
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Ecuador, latitud cero para el ciberpatrullaje
26 Apr 2023
Ecuador, latitud cero para el ciberpatrullaje
Corporate transparency Social card
Privacy
Privacy

Meta shareholders to company leaders: your business model hurts human rights

23 May 2023

As the annual shareholder meeting approaches, Meta shareholders ask leadership to review the company’s targeted advertising business model and protect human rights.

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Meta shareholders to company leaders: your business model hurts human rights
23 May 2023
Meta shareholders to company leaders: your business model hurts human rights
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Transparency
Transparency

Alphabet shareholders want more transparency, less complacency

25 May 2023
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Alphabet shareholders want more transparency, less complacency
25 May 2023
Alphabet shareholders want more transparency, less complacency
|Human rights problem with Google Cloud Platform in Saudi Arabia - Twitter thumbnail
Surveillance
Surveillance

السعودية: على “مايكروسوفت” تعليق خطط مركز البيانات

23 May 2023

ننضم إلى المجتمع المدني في دعوتنا لشركة مايكروسوفت بتعليق خططها لمراكز البيانات في المملكة العربية السعودية إلى أن تُبيّن الشركة كيف ستخفف الانتهاكات الحقوقية المحتملة.

Press Release
السعودية: على “مايكروسوفت” تعليق خطط مركز البيانات
23 May 2023
السعودية: على “مايكروسوفت” تعليق خطط مركز البيانات
Nuevo análisis: Empresas que distribuyen tecnologías de vigilancia en LATAM no ofrecen transparencia en cuanto a su impacto en los derechos humanos
Surveillance
Surveillance

Nuevo análisis: Las empresas que distribuyen tecnologías de vigilancia en LATAM no ofrecen transparencia en materia derechos humanos

26 Apr 2023
Press Release
Nuevo análisis: Las empresas que distribuyen tecnologías de vigilancia en LATAM no ofrecen transparencia en materia derechos humanos
26 Apr 2023
Nuevo análisis: Las empresas que distribuyen tecnologías de vigilancia en LATAM no ofrecen transparencia en materia derechos humanos
NoExamShutdown-Campaign-Header-Arabic
Internet Shutdowns
Internet Shutdowns

رسالة مفتوحة: على رئيس الوزراء العراقي أن يلتزم في جلسة مجلس الوزراء المقبلة بوعده بعدم #قطع_الإنترنت، ووضع حدّ لعمليات حجب الإنترنت أثناء الامتحانات

23 May 2023

رسالة إلى رئيس الوزراء العراقي للمطالبة بعدم حجب الانترنت خلال امتحانات الشهر المقبل.

Press Release
رسالة مفتوحة: على رئيس الوزراء العراقي أن يلتزم في جلسة مجلس الوزراء المقبلة بوعده بعدم #قطع_الإنترنت، ووضع حدّ لعمليات حجب الإنترنت أثناء الامتحانات
23 May 2023
رسالة مفتوحة: على رئيس الوزراء العراقي أن يلتزم في جلسة مجلس الوزراء المقبلة بوعده بعدم #قطع_الإنترنت، ووضع حدّ لعمليات حجب الإنترنت أثناء الامتحانات
Ethiopian government internet
Internet Shutdowns
Internet Shutdowns

Arrêtez de couper l’internet en Guinée : les autorités doivent garder internet accessible pendant les manifestations

24 May 2023

Access Now et la coalition #KeepItOn condamnent fermement les coupures d’internet et la censure des médias dans le pays.

Press Release
Arrêtez de couper l’internet en Guinée : les autorités doivent garder internet accessible pendant les manifestations
24 May 2023
Arrêtez de couper l’internet en Guinée : les autorités doivent garder internet accessible pendant les manifestations
RightsCon Costa Rica 2023 RightsCon

RightsCon

The world’s leading summit on human rights in the digital age

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We mobilize around the world

Access Now is made up of a diverse team of more than 130 experts working in centers of political power, tech innovation, and civic action around the world. We have registered offices in Belgium, Costa Rica, Germany, Tunisia, and the United States, with team members based in more than 20 countries across six continents.